So, it's been a while since I've last updated and I apologize! I hope you all enjoy this update!
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"Hey, glad you made it," Evelyn smiled as Melissa and Spencer walked into the hospital.
"Of course. Any news?" Spencer asked, her arms crossed nervously.
"Well the doctor said that she's got a stomach ulcer…" Evelyn trailed off, trying to remember the rest of the details. Spencer thought back to when A had caused Emily's stomach ulcer and the pain it had caused.
"Well, I'm just happy she's doing okay," Spencer paused, "Um, Evelyn, this is my older sister, Melissa," she turned to her sister, "Melissa, this is Evelyn, Emma's girlfriend."
"Hi, I'm sorry about Emma." Melissa offered her hand for Evelyn to shake.
"Thanks. I appreciate you coming up here," Evelyn looked between the two of them, "both of you. I know it was a long drive."
"Well, can we go see her?" Spencer asked hopefully.
"Yeah. She was asleep last time I was in there, maybe she's awake now."
The blonde led Spencer and Melissa to the elevators and up to the second floor. There, they went down a long hallway before making a right into one of the wings where patients were kept. Evelyn said hi to one of the nurses before leading the two sisters into a room with the number 203 on the plaque outside the door.
"Emma, look who's here," Evelyn smiled, seeing that Emma was awake and watching 'What Not to Wear.'
Emma's face lit up and she smiled as Spencer approached her friend's bed and sat in the chair next to it. "Spencer…you didn't have to come out here for me."
"I wanted to. As soon as Evelyn told us I knew I had to come. How are you feeling?" Spencer asked.
Emma shrugged, "I've been better," she joked. Then she furrowed her brow and looked past Spencer towards the door. "Where's Emily? Isn't she here?"
Spencer shook her head, "No um, her mom isn't exactly my biggest fan right now and so she thought it best for me and Emily not to see each other…" Spencer began.
Emma smirked knowingly, "But I bet that didn't stop you."
Spencer chuckled, "Well, not entirely. But I'm going to prove to Mrs. Fields that I am right for Emily. I just haven't figured out how yet."
"I get it. So you're giving it space and time before you try anything, right?" Emma correctly assumed.
"Yeah…" Spencer nodded, "Oh, Emma, this is my sister, Melissa. She insisted on driving me up here…you know, after the car crash and all, she thought it'd be safer."
"Hi, nice to meet you," Emma smiled at the other Hastings girl.
"You too, sorry we had to meet like this," Melissa half-joked, but she was interrupted by the sound of someone entering the room. They all turned to see Mrs. Shepherd in the doorway, two coffees in hand.
"Spencer! I wasn't expecting you here! Thank you for coming," Laura stepped over to hug the slender girl.
"Of course. It's no problem."
Laura pulled back and handed Evelyn her coffee. "We need to stop meeting like this!"
Spencer gave a dry laugh, "You're telling me!"
"And who might this be?" Laura asked sweetly towards Melissa.
"I'm Spencer's older sister Melissa," Melissa offered a hand to shake again.
"Laura Shepherd. Pleasure," The middle-aged woman smiled.
"You too," Melissa replied politely.
"Spencer, where is Emily? Aren't you two still together?" Laura asked curiously.
"Barely. It's a long story…let's just say her mom isn't exactly the liberal type, if you know what I mean," Spencer rolled her eyes at the thought.
"She's a tough nut to crack," Melissa added.
Laura nodded, "I see. Well, things will get better sweetie. I'm sure her mother will come around eventually…we all do." Laura smiled and looked over at Emma, who smiled back, "It's just something mom's do."
"Thanks, Mrs. Shepherd."
"How many times do I have to tell you? Call me Laura!"
Spencer wondered how the blonde woman always seemed so cheerful, even in spite of her daughter being hospitalized.
"Sorry," Spencer chuckled, "I'll remember that!" Just then, the familiar ringtone Dreams on Fire from Slumdog Millionaire, which she had set just for Emily, rang out in the quiet hospital room. "Sorry, I have to take this," Spencer apologized and stepped out of the room before answering, "Hey, babe."
"Where are you?" Emily asked, annoyed.
Spencer mentally kicked herself for neglecting to tell her girlfriend where she went, "Oh my god, I'm so sorry I forgot to call you, Em. I'm up with Emma, she's in the hospital…again."
"What is it this time?" Emily sounded really agitated.
Spencer glanced around and whispered, "Whatever A put in Emma's food in Philly gave her a stomach ulcer…just like the one you had."
"Why would A hospitalize Emma? She lives five hours from Rosewood and from you."
"Probably just fucking with me," Spencer muttered with disgust, "Anyway, I think Melissa and I are going to stay the night and come back tomorrow night. It's late."
"Melissa's with you?" Emily asked.
"Yeah, she insisted on coming up here with me. She feels bad about everything that's been going on lately, I guess," Spencer shrugged.
"Yeah, okay." Emily sounded distant and Spencer could hear the jealousy in her girlfriend's tone.
"I love you, Em," Spencer said, trying her best to sound sweet.
"…I love you too."
"There she is!" Spencer smirked to herself, knowing Emily couldn't resist affection very easily.
"Shut up. I'm mad at you," Emily said in a pouty tone. Spencer could almost see the face pout on Emily's face.
"Okay. I still love you, though."
"Goodnight, Spencer. I'll call you tomorrow."
"Night."
Spencer put her phone away and returned to the hospital room.
"Was that Emily?" Emma asked.
"Yeah, she wanted to know where I was...I had forgotten to tell her," Spencer lied. She hadn't forgotten to tell Emily, and now she felt guilty. She just didn't want Emily thinking anything was going on. Now that was starting to look like a bad idea.
"I see. How is she?" Emma wondered innocently.
"Her and I have both been better," Spencer sighed.
"Did you two have a fight?" Laura chimed in.
Spencer shook her head, "No, but she's not very thrilled that I'm here, either. We're both dealing with a lot right now, so it's a lot of stress on us."
"I'm sorry," Emma apologized.
"It's okay...like you guys said, it'll get better."
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"I don't know why she wouldn't tell me that she was leaving…again!" Emily vented to Hanna and Aria as they sat in the park the next day.
"What was her explanation?" Aria asked.
"She said she forgot, but I don't know whether to believe her or not."
"Well, if it helps, I don't think Spencer would be one to lie to you like that," Aria shrugged, not really knowing what else to say.
"Have you talked to her today?" Hanna asked, taking a lick of her strawberry ice cream.
"If you can call it that. I called her around ten and we were only on the phone for a minute or so before she left for the hospital." Emily bit her lip in nervousness.
"Why is Emma in the hospital again?" Hanna asked.
Emily scowled, "She has a stomach ulcer…like I had. It's from the food she had in Philly."
Aria's eyes widened, "So this is A's fault? Why would A hurt Emma?"
Emily made a sudden realization and felt her gut sink, "To pull her away from me."
Hanna and Aria both looked at Emily with sympathy.
"Spencer isn't going anywhere, Em. She loves you…" Aria tried to reassure the tan girl.
"Then why did she go all the way to Philly for her?" Emily asked coldly.
"Because she's a good person. You know that better than anyone. Spencer gets protective of her friends," Aria said rationally.
"I think you need to show Spencer why she loves you in the first place," Hanna added nonchalantly.
Emily furrowed her brow, "What do you mean?"
"I mean, you need to take control and let her know that you mean business," the blonde explained.
"So like what, talk to her when she gets back tonight?" Emily asked. "Cause you know, my mom isn't exactly fond of me seeing her at all right now."
"Me and Aria will help you sneak over there, won't we, Aria?"
Aria raised her eyebrows, "Yeah, totally," the tiny brunette nodded.
"We'll say we're staying over at Aria's for the night, which we will be. Then when we're over there, we'll go out to Spencer's when she's due back. There we'll leave you to tell her how you feel." Hanna spoke as if she was an evil mastermind, drumming her fingers together in front of her face, the typical look of mischief on her face.
"I don't know…" Emily said unsurely.
"Oh come on! My mom even said it's okay for you to see all of us together, just as long as you and Spencer don't hang out alone," Hanna tried to convince her tan friend.
"But you guys aren't going to be with me and Spence when I go to talk to her," Emily protested.
"Technically, no. But in a sense, yes. We'll hang out in Spencer's living room and you two can go upstairs."
"You scare me, sometimes," Aria admitted to Hanna, who squealed excitedly and took another lick of ice cream.
"Are you in or what, Em?" Hanna asked, ignoring Aria's comment.
Emily sighed and looked between her two friends, "Fine. I'm in."
Hanna pumped her fist triumphantly, "Yes! It's about time that you put the pants on in the relationship!"
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It was around five o' clock when Spencer and Melissa decided to bid Emma, Evelyn, and Laura goodbye.
"I'll try and make it back sometime soon to see how you're doing, okay?" Spencer said to her friend from the hospital room door.
"Sure, no hurry, though," Emma smiled weakly.
"Thanks for the support," Evelyn smiled, hugging both Spencer and Melissa.
"Sure," Melissa said softly.
"Hopefully next time I see you it will be out of a hospital!" Laura joked, hugging each of the two sisters.
"Yeah! We'll plan something sometime!" Spencer nodded.
"Okay, well, have a safe trip, girls!"
"We will!" Melissa waved, "Feel better, Emma."
"Yeah, feel better soon," Spencer agreed as they stepped out of the door.
"Bye!" Emma waved after them.
Spencer waved back and turned back around as she continued to walk with Melissa until the two disappeared from Emma's line of sight.
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"What time did Spencer leave again?" A bored Aria asked as the three girls sat in various locations in Aria's room.
Emily looked at her phone, "Five. She should be getting back in about thirty minutes."
"What are you going to say?" Hanna asked.
"I don't know. But I'll know when it happens. I don't wanna over think it and make her mad. I'm just going to say what's on my mind," Emily shrugged.
"I like that plan," Aria nodded from her spot on her bed, a pillow in her lap.
"But what if you space out and don't say anything?" Hanna asked, receiving looks from both of her friends. "What? It could happen."
"She's not going to space out and say nothing," Aria turned her attention over to Emily, "You're not going to space out. You'll be fine."
"Thanks," Emily smiled softly.
For a while, the three girls listened to music, trying to pass time until they left for Spencer's. Finally at 9:50 they slipped out of the Montgomery house and left for Spencer's house in Hanna's car.
They pulled up and saw that Melissa's car was in the driveway next to Spencer's. They were back.
"Ready?" Aria asked.
"Ready as I'll ever be," Emily nodded.
"Let's do this!" Hanna said, hopping out of her car with the other two.
They approached the door and waited as Emily gave two soft knocks. Her heart raced as she waited for her girlfriend to open the door. After ages, the large door swung open and Spencer stepped back in surprise.
"Emily, guys, what are you doing here?" Spencer asked.
Emily took a breath, "We need to talk."
Fear struck Spencer's face and Emily immediately regretted her word choice, "Oh, it's not that! Don't worry babe!" Emily grabbed Spencer's pale hands. Spencer breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay…come on in."
"Where's Melissa?" Hanna asked as they walked into Spencer's living room.
"Out in the barn," Spencer answered. "So, Emily, what did you want to talk about?"
"Can we go upstairs?" Emily asked softly. Spencer looked from her girlfriend, to Aria and Hanna, and back to Emily. "Okay." Spencer seemed confused, but followed Emily regardless.
"We'll just hang out down here if you need us!" Hanna called after them.
"This should be interesting," Aria added inquisitively.
"Right you are!"
Upstairs, Emily and Spencer walked into Spencer's room and shut the door behind them. Spencer walked towards the middle of the room and turned back around to face Emily.
"So what did you-," Spencer was cut off by Emily's lips on hers in a fierce and commanding kiss. Emily held Spencer's head and pressed her body to Spencer's own, skinnier one. Emily brushed her tongue against Spencer's with dominance and Spencer grinned into Emily's lips.
Reluctantly, Spencer pulled back for a moment and looked at Emily, surprised. "Woah, Em! Not that I'm complaining, but where did that come from?" Spencer grinned, her arms around Emily. "I thought you were mad at me."
"I just want you to know that I love you, and I love that you care so much about your friends. But next time you leave, take me with you. I want everyone to know that I'm yours, and you're mine…and no one else's," Emily said with authority.
"Is this about me being close with Emma?" Spencer asked knowingly.
"Maybe, a little…" Emily shrugged, her arms now draped over Spencer's shoulders. Spencer chuckled a little.
"Okay," she laughed.
"What are you laughing about?" Emily asked incredulously.
"I never knew seeing you take charge would turn me on so much," Spencer whispered.
"I'm just showing you one of the reasons we're made for each other," Emily smirked as her and Spencer's faces brushed together.
"Well, how about showing me some more?"
"My pleasure."
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I feel like all the other stories I've been following that regard Spemily/Shayley have been leaving me high and dry (except for Fender18's Secret Truths!) lately, so now it's MY turn for some teasing! MWAHAHAHHA! - Evil laugh.
Thanks for the feedback, and sorry it took so long!